Overview

Torrential rain starting on 23 Jun 2012 resulted in floods and landslides, killing 139 people and causing the destruction of homesteads and significantly affecting ten districts in the northern and south-eastern parts of Bangladesh. More than 5 million people were affected by the floods, which damaged over 360,000 houses and 230,000 areas of crops. A total of 50,778 people were evacuated to 246 shelters. (IFRC, 15 Nov 2012).

On 10 Oct, a heavy tropical storm hit some remote islands of the coastal districts of Noakhali, Bhola and Chittagong, killing at 36 people and damaging over 24,000 houses (IFRC, 3 Dec 2012).

Swim for your lives. Every year some areas of Bangladesh suffer from severe floods and mudslides. Nevertheless, many Bangladeshi children do not know how to swim and therefore are potential victims to drowning. In the context of our project “Children & Sports in Bangladesh”, which was launched in 2013 and recently reached completion, HOPE’87 conducted several swim classes, particularly for street kids and disadvantaged children, in order to improve their chances of surviving in a disaster situation. Consequently, the child mortality rate due to drowning has already decreased.

From December 2012 to July 2013, three NGOs from the National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives consortium (Solidarités International, Islamic Relief and Oxfam) implemented a Food Security response after flash floods that occurred in the North Western districts of Bangladesh.

The response focused on cash for work to support affected households in covering their basic food needs as well as repairing and strengthening community infrastructure. Vulnerable people that were unable to work received unconditional cash grants.

Period covered by this Operation Update: 4 July 2012 to 30 September 2013

Appeal target (current): CHF 1,753,139

Appeal coverage: To date, the appeal is 95 per cent covered in cash and kind. The IFRC DREF allocation has been replenished. With this final report, this emergency appeal will be closed. As there is still a remaining balance of CHF 1,643 currently outstanding, IFRC seeks to transfer the funds over the next 30 days to the Bangladesh development operational plan 2014 under its disaster management components.

This volume is the third of an annual series, which aims to provide the reader with regularly-updated assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration throughout the world. The idea for it stemmed from the course 'Environment and Migration', taught at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po. The course, which is thought to be the first of its kind in the world, examines the complex relationship between environmental change and migration flows. The best of these papers have been selected and edited, and are presented in this volume.

This Emergency Appeal was launched on 8 August 2012 for CHF 1,753,139 to support Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 9,500 families (47,500 beneficiaries) for 10 months. The initial operation aimed to complete by 7 June 2013. However,

· considering the on-going works as well as follow-up activities, the operation asked for a timeframe extension and will continue until 30 September 2013. Thus, A Final Report will be available by 31 December 2013 (three months after the end of operation).

Almost 19,000 vulnerable families have received support to rebuild their lives and communities following disastrous flooding last year in Bangladesh.

A £2m project, delivered by a consortium of aid agencies including Islamic Relief, will come to an end in September.

Last summer, an estimated 1.3 million people were affected by heavy rains in Bangladesh – one of the most disaster-prone countries on the planet. Severe floods, water logging, landslides and flash floods drove people from their homes in the districts of Chittagong, Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar.

A notable achievement by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)/ the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) was the very first photography exhibition on Red Cross Red Crescent works titled Mindscape held in Dhaka on 8 May 2012 in celebration of World Red Cross Red Crescent day. This event showcased disaster management and rehabilitation works that have been carried out over the years since 1971 war in Bangladesh.

• Responding to emergency needs of people affected by monsoon floods in North West and South-East districts, and in the Southern island of Hatiya should be maintained.

• Support for early recovery needs of those affected by repeated water- logging in the South-West, in sectors of food assistance, shelter, water and sanitation facilities, and livelihood support should continue.

In Cox„s Bazar, Sirajganj and Kurigram district, flood has caused serious damage to local livelihood, economy and infrustructure. A total of 5,000 people are affected by flood in 8 districts. In this critical situation, Red Crescent Youth (RCY) in the mentioned affected districts has provided crucial support for affeacted people through distributing cash, conducting relief activities and delivering primary health care services. Respective ULOs, representatives of Frderation and Unit Youth members have worked collectively in relief activities.